Tonight I met up at Gulf Coast to hang out with my friend Anna. She was home for the weekend from USF, and we finally got to spend some time together and chat. We went to eat at Red Robin, then grabbed some italian ice and just walked around and went in some stores and window-shopped. In Charlotte Russe we each tried on a dress and took pictures...I'll come back and post one here when she sends them to me. We had a lot of fun, and I'm glad we got together. Next time we do this, we have to make sure that Meli, Krystle, and Amanda can come too!

Goodnight!

It's nice to laugh with God

I have been procrastinating so much lately! What is wrong with me?! Whatever happened to my daily schedule and motivation to get things done? Haha

Yesterday I got my hair cut differently than just being straight and one length. I have some side-bang stuff going on and lots of layers...I love it! I was actually kind of forced to get it cut because I took a pair of scissors to it myself, and apparently I'm no good at that! It was easily fixable though. The left picture shows it before, the right picture shows it after. Neither of them are that great, but it's all I had.

Indeed, Val's car is in need of something, yet again. A new battery. I told Shay-Shay (the car's nickname) to behave, but apparently she doesn't answer to me :)

You know, every now and then I find a verse or a passage in the bible that makes me laugh. I've shared some of these with other people, but they didn't really find them funny. I mainly got strange looks and awkward laughs, like they were trying to agree. Take a look at these and tell me if you see the same humor I do:

Romans 16:9: "Greet Urbanus, our co-worker in Christ, and my dear friend Stachys."
It sounds like a foot disease!

Romans 16:22: "I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet you in the Lord."
I wonder if Paul knew he stuck that in there.

Galatians 2:4: "This matter arose because some false believers had infiltrated our ranks to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus and to make us slaves."
Infiltrated our ranks?! Haha

Titus 2:12: "It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in this present age"
It reminds me of D.A.R.E. JUST SAY NO!

Judges 15:4-5 (of Samson): "So he went out and caught three hundred foxes and tied them tail to tail in pairs, lit the torches, and let the foxes loose in the standing grain of the Philistines"
HAHAHA...Try and imagine, if you will, 150 fox-pairs running crazily through a field. In my head, it's a really funny sight.

1 Samuel 18:25: "The king wants no other price for the bride than a hundred Philistine foreskins..."
Gross.

And then of course, there's 1 Samuel 24:3-4, when Saul goes in the cave to "relieve himself", and David sneaks up on him and cuts off the corner of his robe.
That's just weird...

Anyways, I get a kick out of those, and just thought I'd share. Also, this just popped into my head. To anyone who enjoys reading, I would HIGHLY recommend The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. It's a somewhat difficult read--I had to read some parts over a couple times to fully grasp the concepts, but basically the book is an opposite perspective on spiritual warfare. It is written from the viewpoint of a devil giving advice to another devil on how to tempt Christians. It was extremely eye-opening for me, and I expect it would be for anyone else too. It's a great read--check it out!

That's all for now.